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Rabbi Sara Shendelman with a lulav and etrog grown at her house (and at the park across the street) (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Getting creative and hyperlocal with your lulav and etrog

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 15, 2019October 16, 2019
(Photo/Flavio-Flickr)
Posted inSukkot

The etrog is Judaism’s best-kept wellness secret

by Rachel Myerson October 11, 2019October 10, 2019
David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel, declaring independence beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism
Posted inTorah

‘Tsur Israel’ is more than a nod to God. It’s a moral exhortation.

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan October 11, 2019October 10, 2019
(Photo/JTA-Ariel Skelley-Getty Images)
Posted inParenting

A working parent’s Yom Kippur apology

by Shira Zemel and JTA October 7, 2019October 7, 2019
a painting of Jews in eastern European clothing praying
Posted inTorah

Prayer meets psychology: On Yom Kippur, seek a ‘growth mindset’

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 4, 2019October 10, 2019
Worshippers reach for the Torah during services at Wilderness Torah's Rosh Hashanah retreat. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inReligion

Wildly celebrating the new year in the wilderness (of Sebastopol)

by Gabriel Greschler October 3, 2019October 3, 2019
The Unetaneh Tokef prayer in Mahzor Lev Shalem (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJewish Life

May the Days of Awe help us embrace what’s important

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein October 2, 2019September 27, 2019
interior of a wood-paneled courtroom
Posted inFirst Person

What working as a prosecutor has taught me about Yom Kippur

by JTA and Anonymous October 1, 2019September 27, 2019
Rabbis Raleigh Resnick (left) and Josh Zebberman dance during the “Unity Shabbat” concert at Chabad of the Tri-Valley, Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky
Posted inHigh Holidays

Connection and renewal at fire-damaged Chabad’s celebration of ‘unity’

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 27, 2019October 2, 2019
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inHolidays

‘From woodchopper to water carrier’ — all are welcome before God

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 27, 2019September 26, 2019

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